Ron Nix Biography 
Ron Nix 2008 on the ramparts of Nakagusuku Castle 
Born: 22 September, 1958 in Lenoir NC, USA
Home: Misato, Okinawa Japan
Family: My wife of 29 years, Akemi C. Nix (Godan) and my son Brandon Lee Nix (Sandan)
Teachers: Roby Kirby, Robert Teller, Masunobu Kina, Shian Toma, Shigemitsu Tamae
Major awards: [Sensei Nix has received too many awards to list here]...My biggest accomplishment...meeting the right people at the right time!
Ron and Akemi Nix at Nakagusuku Castle 2008
Major Events:
1) World Karate Tournament 1997, placed 3rd in Kata performing Gojushiho.
2) Discovery Channel filmed their special on Okinawan karate, including a segment at Nix Seidokan Dojo in 1999
3) Performing at the Kennedy Center
and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. 2008
Year started learning karate: 1971 Age 13 under Sifu Roby Kirby of Chinese Kempo. After five years ascended to his first black belt.
At the age of 18, joined the United States Air Force. First duty station was Okinawa, Japan. An American teaching Okinawan karate, Robert Teller, introduced him to the Okinawan Martial Arts.
Ron Nix had the honor of studying with Sensei Masunobu Kina for over a year before his untimely death.
In 1980 Nix continued his karate training under Shian Toma of Seidokan Karate. He was amazed with Sensei Toma's karate and especially the grappling techniques. Ron Nix committed to a new martial art path, or a continuation of the previous one, and requested to become a student of Shian Toma. Toma accepted and Ronnie Nix became a white belt all over again and came up through he ranks. He has been with Sensei Toma ever since.
In 1981, Sensei Nix left Okinawa and taught karate for two and a half years in Del Rio, Texas.
He returned to Okinawa in 1984 and trained for the next eight years learning the advanced techniques of Seidokan Karate from its Motobu Ryu roots.
Once again he was returned to the United States by the Air Force in 1992. This was a time of lone training for him as he explored his kata, bunkai, and higher teachings. A time of inner growth and understanding of his karate he calls upon as necessary.
A return back to Okinawa came in 1994, when the Air Force saw fit to station him at Kadena AB, Okinawa Japan. He was coming home and committed to give something back to Sensei Toma and the island of Okinawa. Until he retired, Sensei Nix held after hours karate classes on Kadena Air Base three nights a week and sometimes Saturdays, sharing with the GI's what Sensei Toma had shared with him.
His wife Akemi is Okinawan (Uchinanchu). She and Ronnie were about to fulfill their dreams. Just prior to retirement they built their retirement home in Okinawa City and, of course, a dojo. It was amazing how successful the dojo was. Not only did Sensei Nix retain his loyal following of US Military Members following him off base, but the local Okinawan community were bringing their children, and adults were coming to see the "Oki-Gaijin" amazing instructor who lives among us. Today, Sensei 'Ronnie-san' Nix of the Okinawan Seidokan Dojo has the largest following on Okinawa. It grew so big he had to enclose the parking area below the dojo and make a second training floor.
Recently he has stepped forward at the request of Sensei Toma to create a push of preservation and unification to uphold a tradition of standards. He charged Sensei Ron with starting an organization and training outside his dojo walls in Okinawa.
Sensei Ron Nix and students of his are working towards that charge. This is why you see the Ryukoku Seidokan Karate Kobudo Renmei. It will be a project he leads many in chorus to push the envelope of training and to accomplish what Sensei Toma requests of all of us. To grow inside and spread the love.
Sensei Nix is an 8th degree black belt in Seidokan Karate with over 35 years experience in the martial arts. He’s spent over 23 years in Okinawa under Sensei Kina and Sensei Toma. He has felt very fortunate to train under such masters. Sensei Nix’s training methods rely on technique, balance, speed, flexibility, endurance and cool head. He not only teaches traditional karate, but also teaches tournament Karate for the individuals who enjoy competition.